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Keywords

Barley, Plant breeding, Anther culture, Varieties, Western Australia

First Page Number

106

Last Page Number

110

Abstract

Breeding new varieties of barley or other cereal crops usually takes between 12 and 15 years. five years of that time may be needed to stabalise the new varieties so that they breed trueto type, but anther culture can reduce this delay to only eight months. This technology will allow the Department of Agriculture's barley breeding programme to respond more rapidly to changes in goals set by industry and to meet market demands.